This is a rather attractive plant with glossy foliage and gets even more attractive at flowering. Know as corkwood for the corky bark, it can also easily be recognized by the context of it’s habit and a few distinctive features – it likes wet rainforest edges and it has fleshy leaves with a very distinctively raised midrib. In many ways, the general look of the leaves resemble that of Myoporum or what Australians call Boobiala. It is also a relative of Australia’s most famous hallucinogenic plant, Pituri (Duboisia hopwoodii).

The leaves of D. myoporoides and another related species are a commercial source of pharmaceutically useful alkaloids such as scopolamine (see link), which is used for treating motion sickness, stomach disorders, and the side effects of cancer therapy. The same alkaloids render all plant parts poisonous, so it’s best not to go chewing the leaves any.
way, unless you know what you are doing.

Closeup of flowers